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Afghan Road, SW11

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Place Name Commemorates the Second Afghan War of 1878 – 1880 fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Afghan War, Afghanistan, Battersea, Empire, Falconbrook, streets named after Empire, Wandsworth

Cabul Road, SW11

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Place Name An alternative spelling for the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, which was used for this street name following the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Afghan War, Afghanistan, Battersea, Clapham Junction, Falconbrook, streets named after battle sites, streets named after Empire, Wandsworth

Bedfont Lane, TW13

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Place Name Directional, running from the south side of the River Longford between Feltham and East Bedfont. The name itself…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Feltham, Feltham West, Hounslow, names with a Celtic origin, Old English

Bedfont Green Close, TW14

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Place Name This was originally a continuation of Bedfont Road, but when the road was extended and the area redeveloped…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bedfont, Feltham, Hounslow, name change, names with a Celtic origin, Old English

Bedfont Court, TW19

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Place Name A reference to the nearby village of East Bedfont, where this road is sited. The name itself was originally…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, names with a Celtic origin, Old English, Spout Lane, Staines-on-Thames

Bedfont Close, TW14

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Place Name A reference to the village of East Bedfont, where this road is sited. The name itself was originally…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bedfont, Hounslow, names with a Celtic origin, Old English

Bedfont Lane, TW14

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Place Name Directional, running from the south side of the River Longford between Feltham and East Bedfont. The name itself…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Feltham West, Hounslow, names with a Celtic origin, Old English

Bedfont Road, TW13

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Place Name Directional, the road between Lower Feltham and East Bedfont. The name itself was originally written as pre-Norman Conquest…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Feltham, Feltham West, Hounslow, names with a Celtic origin, Old English

Newington Court, SE1

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Place Name An access road to the railway arches, so named in reference to Newington Causeway. Newington is the almost…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chaucer, Old English, Southwark

Newington Butts, SE1

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Place Name Newington is the almost obsolete name for the Elephant and Castle area, it comes from the Old English…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: North Walworth, Old English, Southwark, sport, streets named after sports connections, Tudor

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